Asus Zenfone 2 Tips, Tricks, FAQs and Useful Options

Asus made world’s first smartphone that had a massive 4GB RAM, it was first announced at MWC Expo in Barcelona this year. Jumping to today, the device has seen the release in many countries now, and it was about time that you have a handy collection of tips and tricks for when you purchase the device. So, we had been testing the device for quite a time now and below are the tips and tricks that we would like to share with the fellow Zenfone 2 owners.

What are the Motion Gestures present on the Asus Zenfone 2?

This device packs a set of gestures under a ZenMotion tag, where you can access the motion gestures of the device as well. To access this, you have to go to the settings and then head over to device section. Tap on ZenMotion, which will further lead you to Turn ON the Motion Gesture functions. Long Press on the Motion Gesture option and you will see an option named, Shake Shake. Turning it ON would allow you to take screenshot & create a new task (in Do it Later app) when you shake the phone while using an app.

What are the Touch Gestures present on the Asus Zenfone 2?

As said in above tip, there are several gestures present under the ZenMotion tag, and Touch Gestures are few of them. To access these touch gestures, you have to launch the Settings app and then head to device section. There, you’ll have to tap on ZenMotion and further turn ON the Touch gestures. Now long, the touch gestures button, and you shall have more options. There are two modes and six gestures. Double tap to wake (wake-up mode) & Double tap to sleep the screen (Suspend mode) are your screen ON and OFF mode. While the gestures like W to launch Browser, S to launch messaging apps, and more are your pattern gestures, which can used to directly open the specific app from suspended screen. Remember you can customize them too, by tapping on any pattern and selecting a different app from the list.

What is Screen Pinning on the Asus Zenfone 2?

It is particularly an Android Lollipop function, which can be used to showcase an app or any particular screen by pinning it. But first you have to turn ON the screen pinning, and that is done by tapping on the recent menu button and then tapping on a middle icon. Now turn ON the screen pinning, and open the app that you would like to pin to the screen. From there, tap on the recent menu button and then tap on pin icon showing on the app, just beside the close button. Now if you want to unpin the screen, then it’s easy, you just have to touch & hold the back and overview buttons at the same time.

What Power Saving modes are available on the Asus Zenfone 2?

Even, though the battery on Zenfone 2 is about 3000mAh, you surely would need to optimize the battery performance at times. To help you with that there are three power modes available on the device. These are Ultra Power Saving, Optimized and Customized modes. To access these modes, you have to launch the Settings app and then tap on power management, which can be found under the device section. Further tap on power saver option and you will have those three modes in front of you. Select the Ultra mode if you’re too low in the battery as it limits the functionality to necessary parts. But if you want a balanced performance and battery life, then, Optimized mode should be your option. While in the customized mode you can select various fields according to needs.

What does the Asus Customized Settings allow you to do on the Asus Zenfone 2?

This feature allows you to customize the several settings and modes on the device. From Recent Apps Keys, Changing Screenshot file format to enabling One-hand & Glove mode. You can also change the App Installation Settings, as well as Enable Asus Cover & Change its settings if you’ve purchased it. Moreover, you can also edit the quick settings from this option. To access it, you have to first launch the Settings app, and then head to the Asus Customized Settings tag under the device section. Tapping on it would reveal all the options, and you could easily change it all.

How to access the camera instantly on the Asus Zenfone 2?

There is a feature on this device that would allow you to instantly open the camera app by double clicking on the volume up or down button. To enable this feature you have to first go to the Settings and head over to the Lock Screen option under Personal Section. There you would see an option named, Instant Camera. Turn it ON to enable the feature. Now open the camera app directly when the screen is off.

What is the easy mode and how to switch between easy and standard modes on the Asus Zenfone 2?

It is a friendly Interface with large icons where you can access the functions in a much simpler manner. To enable this mode, you have to go to the Settings app and tap on Easy mode under Device section. Then, switch the toggle in front of it to ON. The best thing is that it doesn’t restart when you want to enable the easy mode. You can switch between easy and standard mode very easily just from the settings.

What is the Interruption feature do on the Asus Zenfone 2?

This feature allows you to prioritize the notifications of calls, texts, as well as alarms. On the basis of priorities, you can set the interruptions to turn ON or OFF. Like if you don’t mind messages when in a meeting you can select it as ON under Priority interruptions. To access this feature follow these instructions. Settings> Interruptions under Device section> Select when you want or wouldn’t want to be interrupted. Now enjoy uninterrupted meetings.

How to insert microSD card and SIM cards on the Asus Zenfone 2?

Inserting microSD and SIM cards are pretty easy on the Zenfone 2. You can find the microSD card slot on the inside once you remove the back cover of the device. The slots are streamlined above the battery, which is non-removable. The first slot is of microSD, which can be inserted easily, and then comes the two oppositely directed SIM card slots. After inserts the cards, you have to put the cover back on the device.

What is the Time Rewind Feature on the Asus Zenfone 2?

This is a camera app feature, and it allows you to record the moments happening before taking a capture. And it’s amazing! What it means is that you’ll see a set of photo collection captured before the two seconds of your actual capture. You can select the best photo out of those and save it once selected.

How to customize the Home Screen on Asus Zenfone 2?

The customization of the home screen is available on almost all Android skin, but the ZenUI has something better to offer. Once you tap & hold the empty space on the home screen, a new menu will appear. There you’ll find nine options; each option would allow you to customize the different settings related to the appearance. You can customize the Apps & Widgets, Edit pages, Change Wallpapers, install Icon packs, use different scroll effects, as well as change themes. While the third row menu options would help you in deciding the preferences, access system settings, change fonts, as well as give feedback and ratings too. So, what Asus did here is that gave its users a centralized menu to access settings for almost everything on the OS.

How to Backup and Reset your Asus Zenfone 2?

If frequently change your mobile, or if you are gifting your cell to someone in family or friend, then you might want to consider backing up your data and deleting the contents and accounts before handing over your device. There might be some private information or data that you want to keep it yourself, and then this is a good way to backup that data to your account and factory reset the device after that. To do that, you have to launch the Settings app and then, go to the personal section and tap on Backup & Reset. There you’ll find all the options you’ve been looking for backing up your data and resetting the device.